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Paris To Charge Higher Parking Fees for Large Vehicles and SUVs

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Some European capitals will ban certain types of vehicles, and others have devised taxes and fees to incentivize driving less. Porsche has a synthetic fuel factory in South America, and some racing series have signed on for the ride, but there are no currently available synthetic fuels for sale.&

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Volkswagen of America unveils the 2021 ID.4 electric SUV

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Volkswagen of America revealed the all-new ID.4 This compact SUV, which will be available in rear-wheel drive 201-hp 82 kWh (launching first) and all-wheel-drive 302-hp 82 kWh configurations, offers three years of fast charging with Electrify America for no additional cost. Reservations for the ID.4 Pricing for the ID.4

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The EV Battery Wish List

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That still leaves another blind spot: Charging infrastructure. Tesla’s dominant Superchargers aside, many experts cite a patchwork, notoriously unreliable charging network as a leading roadblock to mainstream EV adoption. Nicholson said GM is also seeking “uptime guarantees” with charging collaborators.

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

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The diesel issue led to total exceptional charges of €16.2 On the whole, earnings before tax of the Volkswagen Group in 2015 came to –€1.3 The return on sales before tax decreased to –0.6% Earnings after tax were –€1.4 In the Financial Services Division, the return on equity before tax decreased slightly from 12.5%

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead.